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negotiations are under way with egypt as mediator. >> we're encouraged by the cooperation and the consultation we've had with the egyptian leadership. we want to see that, again, support a process that can deescalate the situation. >> reporter: but the two sides are far apart. hamas wants israel to stop killing its leaders. israel insists on a cease-fire first. that's the message secretary of state clinton will take when she meets with israel, egypt and the palestinians. >> we need a little bit of a period of quiet diplomacy to try to de-escalate this. >> reporter: president obama still traveling in asia was on the phone till 2:30 this morning trying to keep this from escalating to a ground war. >> if israelis push across the border, the narrative changes, the picture changes, in way that say will make it that much more difficult to get back to a negotiation. >> reporter: but israelis want more than just a temporary cease-fire. >> if the cease-fire is going to take place, what is the guarantee that this is not something that's going to break down after a couple of weeks. >> reporter: a thousan
negotiations are under way with egypt as mediator. >> we're encouraged by the cooperation and the consultation we've had with the egyptian leadership. we want to see that, again, support a process that can deescalate the situation. >> reporter: but the two sides are far apart. hamas wants israel to stop killing its leaders. israel insists on a cease-fire first. that's the message secretary of state clinton will take when she meets with israel, egypt and the palestinians. >> we...
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president obama has been on the phone with the prime ministers of israel and turkey, with the president of egypt, trying to work out a solution. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> 4:37. new this morning, president obama is on his first post-election trip abroad visiting southeast asia. the president and hillary clinton stopped in myanmar, also known as berma, early this morning. they met with an activist at her home where she spent several years under house arrest. during the visit, they discussed myanmar's efforts to establish a democratic government. >> the friendship between our two countries is of long standing. the united states has been in support of the democracy movement in berma and we are confident this support continues through the difficult years that lie ahead. >> after visiting myanmar, president obama flew to cambodia. the trip makes him the first sitting u.s. president to visit the two countries. >> it will be very interesting watching that one unfold. >> that's right. >> 4:38. christina loren is back with us to tell us what it looks like outside. >> we look pretty good, goo
president obama has been on the phone with the prime ministers of israel and turkey, with the president of egypt, trying to work out a solution. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >>> 4:37. new this morning, president obama is on his first post-election trip abroad visiting southeast asia. the president and hillary clinton stopped in myanmar, also known as berma, early this morning. they met with an activist at her home where she spent several years under house arrest. during the...
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negotiations are under way with egypt as mediator and now secretary clinton there to share her expertise. >> we are encouraged by the cooperation and the consultation we've had with the egyptian leadership. we want to see that, again, support a process that can de-escalate the situation. >> reporter: also new overnight, an israeli man is in custody after attacking a security guard with a knife and an ax. this happened at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard is okay, though he was stabbed in the leg. at this point officials aren't sure if this attack was related to the ongoing violence there. getting back to hillary clinton, she is expected to meet with prime minister netanyahu and palestinian president moabbas. >>> a south bay pastor has stepped down after allegedly allowing a registered sex offender to volunteer at his school. the reverend has resigned. he reportedly defended 51-year-old mark gurries when parents got upset the registered sex offender was volunteering at a school event. he was convicted in 2010. he had a note giving him permission to be there. >>> a san jose man hopin
negotiations are under way with egypt as mediator and now secretary clinton there to share her expertise. >> we are encouraged by the cooperation and the consultation we've had with the egyptian leadership. we want to see that, again, support a process that can de-escalate the situation. >> reporter: also new overnight, an israeli man is in custody after attacking a security guard with a knife and an ax. this happened at the u.s. embassy in tel aviv. the guard is okay, though he was...
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egypt is involved. they are trying to negotiate some sort of truce between the two and they have laid out some parameters, although we have no word yet that those have been accepted. president obama, who has been traveling in southeast asia, has been trying to stay on top of this by phone. he's been talking with egypt's president, turkey's prime minister, israel's prime minister. he said over the weekend that we've got to back israel's right to defend itself, that the only way this is going to stop is for those rockets believed to be launched from hamas, at least from hamas strong holds, to stop coming into israel from gaza. that's where things stand right now. still quite a volatile situation this morning. >> tracie potts, thank you very much from washington, d.c. >>> also new this morning, president obama is on his first post-election trip abroad today visiting southeast asia. the president and secretary of state hillary clinton snaupd me an -- stopped in myanmar early this morning. they met with an a
egypt is involved. they are trying to negotiate some sort of truce between the two and they have laid out some parameters, although we have no word yet that those have been accepted. president obama, who has been traveling in southeast asia, has been trying to stay on top of this by phone. he's been talking with egypt's president, turkey's prime minister, israel's prime minister. he said over the weekend that we've got to back israel's right to defend itself, that the only way this is going to...
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egypt a key player with these negotiations because they tend to negotiate with both hamas and israel. turkey has the ear of both sides and so they're involved in this as well. the president has been on the horn while he's traveling in southeast asia with turkey's prime minister, with egypt's president, with israel's prime minister. and so it is certainly possible, yes, because even though we're seeing the violence escalate, there is a lot of pressure from a number of different nations not to turn this into an all-out ground war. >> ever changing as we continue to take a live look at the pictures from gaza. thank you very much. >>> also new this morning, president obama making a landmark visit to myanmar during a trip to asia. the president now the very first sitting u.s. president to visit myanmar, also known as burma. this is a country struggling with democracy after 49 years of military rule. during a speech the president offering encouragement to the country as it transitions to democracy saying, quote, the united states of america is with you. >> this nation that's been so isolate
egypt a key player with these negotiations because they tend to negotiate with both hamas and israel. turkey has the ear of both sides and so they're involved in this as well. the president has been on the horn while he's traveling in southeast asia with turkey's prime minister, with egypt's president, with israel's prime minister. and so it is certainly possible, yes, because even though we're seeing the violence escalate, there is a lot of pressure from a number of different nations not to...